Andrew Caldecott
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Sir Andrew Caldecott GCMG CBE KStJ FRAS FRSA (26 October 1884 – 14 July 1951) was a British colonial administrator.
Quick Facts 28th Governor of Ceylon, Monarch ...
Sir Andrew Caldecott | |||||||||
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28th Governor of Ceylon | |||||||||
In office 16 October 1937 – 19 September 1944 | |||||||||
Monarch | George VI | ||||||||
Preceded by | Reginald Stubbs | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Henry Moore | ||||||||
19th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||
In office 12 December 1935 – 16 April 1937 | |||||||||
Monarchs | George V Edward VIII George VI | ||||||||
Colonial Secretary | Thomas Southorn Norman Lockhart Smith | ||||||||
Preceded by | William Peel | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Geoffry Northcote | ||||||||
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements | |||||||||
In office 17 February 1934 – 9 November 1934 | |||||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||||
Preceded by | Cecil Clementi | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Shenton Thomas | ||||||||
17th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements | |||||||||
In office 23 May 1933[1] – 7 December 1935[2] | |||||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||||
Governor | Cecil Clementi Shenton Thomas | ||||||||
Preceded by | John Scott | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Alexander Sym Small | ||||||||
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Born | 26 October 1884 Boxley, Kent, United Kingdom | ||||||||
Died | 14 July 1951(1951-07-14) (aged 66) Itchenor, Sussex, United Kingdom | ||||||||
Spouses | Olive Mary Innes
(m. 1918; died 1943)Evelyn May Palmer
(m. 1946–1951) | ||||||||
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Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 郝德傑 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 郝德杰 | ||||||||
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